Time-honored brands of over 100 years of history in Beijing

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Da Shi Lan is a business street that is over 100 years old. (Qianlong.com/Wang Yue)

Lying to the northwest of Qianmen Dajie, Da Shi Lan is a busy street in Xuanwu District. Both sides of the street are crowded with stores which are busy with visitors coming and going every day. As a flourishing old street, there are many special time honored shops passed down from older generations. Tong Ren Tang Chinese Herbal Medicine Pharmacy, which was opened in 1669, is the most famous pharmacy for Chinese herbal medicine in the country. Rui Fu Xiang Silk and Leather Store which started in 1893 offers all kinds of beautiful high quality silk. Other famous shops like tea shop Zhang Yi Yuan, and the earliest cinema in Beijing Da Guan Lou.